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. >> president obama and harry reid wanted the government to shut down, do not believe the rick nash shut down. >> do not believe the republican leadership -- harry reid wanted the government to shut down. >> do not believe the republican leadership. shut down the government over an idea logical crusade to deny health insurance to millions of americans. senate rejected a last- minute vote from the house to negotiate in conference committee. won't eveness, they sit down and have a discussion about this. >> to make the point, house republican for raise held a photo op at the table with empty chairs. >> the goal is to sit down and talk. there is no one here on the other side of the table. >> reid, calling it a good day for the "anarchists." >> the government is closed. >> the gop message to democrats? the ball is in your court. >> the democrats can bring the ball back and start to negotiate. senate democratic leaders say they are not going to sit down and talk until the government reopens, and at this point, it is not clear how or when that will happen. on capitol hill, sally kidd, wbal
. >> president obama and harry reid wanted the government to shut down, do not believe the rick nash shut down. >> do not believe the republican leadership -- harry reid wanted the government to shut down. >> do not believe the republican leadership. shut down the government over an idea logical crusade to deny health insurance to millions of americans. senate rejected a last- minute vote from the house to negotiate in conference committee. won't eveness, they sit down and...
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. >> senate republicans should stand united to stop harry reid from changing the house bill. >> uncle sam won't be able to pay the bills after sunday. >> this has nothing to do with politics. it has something to do with people trying to shut the government down and trying to hold both parties hostage. familiartest crisis is ground. >> it happened every three months and every three months they figure out how to cobble together something and -- >> hopefully congress can do their job and get them thing passed. >> work it out. >> this government contractors hoping lawmakers compromised the getting ready if they don't. >> i'm putting away as much money as possible. >> meanwhile, the clock is ticking down. a new poll shows only 19% of people support the funding obama care if it means shutting down the government. up to my the latest in what looks like a perfect murder suicide attempt. >> what authorities know about the victims that include children as young as four years old, that's coming up. >> when it comes to jobs, it looks like maryland has recovered from the great recession. that's ac
. >> senate republicans should stand united to stop harry reid from changing the house bill. >> uncle sam won't be able to pay the bills after sunday. >> this has nothing to do with politics. it has something to do with people trying to shut the government down and trying to hold both parties hostage. familiartest crisis is ground. >> it happened every three months and every three months they figure out how to cobble together something and -- >> hopefully congress...
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that will apply to both parties depending upon who in the white house. >> in fact, harry reid was on our program a couple of years ago. ted crews sent out and little clip of that program. saying that he would never hold a nuclear option. >> what is good for you is bad for me. becomes opposite when the majority switches. harry reid and the democrats were vigorously against this nuclear option and thought that it would inhibit their ability to block what they thought were bad a promise from president bush. republicans now are trying to block what they think of that a promise by president obama and it is time to turn the tables. it is done to the point where both parties have made it so difficult for whoever is in the white house support appointments and that the frustration level has risen and it will be interesting weather it changes the dynamic and not. ♪ how long have you covered the white house? >> says 1996 except for four years when you went overseas. and then i came back to go back to the white house when we returned in 2004. >> is there a difference between the different lice
that will apply to both parties depending upon who in the white house. >> in fact, harry reid was on our program a couple of years ago. ted crews sent out and little clip of that program. saying that he would never hold a nuclear option. >> what is good for you is bad for me. becomes opposite when the majority switches. harry reid and the democrats were vigorously against this nuclear option and thought that it would inhibit their ability to block what they thought were bad a...
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these guys -- harry reid and obama all of them have that element but they don't seem to enjoy the political game. that process that you so much love, i loved as a student, as a student senator when i went to boston college. it i loved the process but these guys don't seem to love the process. they're such disdain. >> let me answer. the answer is, it has lost the people in the business to get things done. it has lost its joy. i think the stopgap is just going from week to week kicking down -- the can down the road never having a sense of achievement. most people want to achieve something in life. i don't know what you achieve in politics. just think about this. in my lifetime and a lot of our lifetimes the united states congress got together and it's something unbelievable. it passed the civil rights bill out of nowhere. it just did it and i don't know what it's done sense. it did great things. it changed america and there wasn't much in it. wait guys in white women voted for other people. i know women don't want to hear this, then gave women the right to to vote and maybe there was pressure
these guys -- harry reid and obama all of them have that element but they don't seem to enjoy the political game. that process that you so much love, i loved as a student, as a student senator when i went to boston college. it i loved the process but these guys don't seem to love the process. they're such disdain. >> let me answer. the answer is, it has lost the people in the business to get things done. it has lost its joy. i think the stopgap is just going from week to week kicking down...
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majority leader harry reid has now confirmed the bill will be debated when lawmakers return from vacation next month. it will call for universal background checks on gun buyers. >>> an emotional scene in a new york courtroom. a man who spent 23 years in prison for a murder he did not commit has finally been freed. david ranta convicted in 1990 of killing a local rabbi but a recent review found that police had mishandled evidence as well as coached those witnesses. >>> and we want you to look at this. more than 100 people injured in a massive highway pileup. the crash set in motion during a blizzard in western canada. tractor trailers, a bus, even a truck carrying cattle all tangled up but amazingly, no one was killed. >>> and a major medical headline that will get you to put down that salt shaker. researchers now blame one in every ten deaths in the u.s. on salt. much of it in those processed foods such as bread and cheese remain the top sources in our diet. >>> and talk about march madness. it truly was madness when the 14 ranked harvard crimson stunned number 3 new mexico. 68-62. get th
majority leader harry reid has now confirmed the bill will be debated when lawmakers return from vacation next month. it will call for universal background checks on gun buyers. >>> an emotional scene in a new york courtroom. a man who spent 23 years in prison for a murder he did not commit has finally been freed. david ranta convicted in 1990 of killing a local rabbi but a recent review found that police had mishandled evidence as well as coached those witnesses. >>> and we...
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>> reporter: dan, it's now up to the senate leaders, mitch mcconnell and harry reid, these are two men, who by the way have been barely been on speaking terms the last couple months, to find a resolution to this. they talked yesterday, they talked for some time yesterday, they are trying to come to an agreement on a deal that would keep the government running and postpone default until january 31st. that would be a government spending bill and an increase to the nation's borrowing authority. but republicans have given up almost everything they originally started demanding. there are no changes to obama care that are even on the table right now. as you recall, that's what started this whole mess. but, dan, the bottom line right now is, talks have broken down over this -- democrats want to see some spending increases as part of it. in other words, democrats are pushing to undo some of the cuts that were put in place under the so-called sequester as part of the government funding for this temporary reopening. dan, it doesn't look very good right now. but they're at least talking. so that
>> reporter: dan, it's now up to the senate leaders, mitch mcconnell and harry reid, these are two men, who by the way have been barely been on speaking terms the last couple months, to find a resolution to this. they talked yesterday, they talked for some time yesterday, they are trying to come to an agreement on a deal that would keep the government running and postpone default until january 31st. that would be a government spending bill and an increase to the nation's borrowing...
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senate leader harry reid scheduled a vote for tomorrow. at issue will be whether a floor debate can get started. there is word that a deal to expand background checks could be announced today. it follows a capitol hill visit from grieving parents from newtown. as abc's jeff zeleny reports. >> reporter: the wheelers came to capitol hill carrying their grief and stories of ben, 6-year-old son gunned down in his first grade class at sandy hook elementary school. david graphic artist, francine, a piano teacher they were citizen lobbyist walking through congress armed with pictures of ben and brother nate who heard the shooting from his classroom. nate survived his little brother did not. >> i am thinking about ben and that he was murdered. and that his brother heard it. and i have to live with that. and that's what i am thinking about. and i am here, again, like i said, i am here for them. >> reporter: the wheelers and ten other newtown families are pushing president obama's gun legislation. they went door to door, urging senators to pass expa
senate leader harry reid scheduled a vote for tomorrow. at issue will be whether a floor debate can get started. there is word that a deal to expand background checks could be announced today. it follows a capitol hill visit from grieving parents from newtown. as abc's jeff zeleny reports. >> reporter: the wheelers came to capitol hill carrying their grief and stories of ben, 6-year-old son gunned down in his first grade class at sandy hook elementary school. david graphic artist,...
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. >> reporter: senate majority leader harry reid pledge ed to revive the legislation. >> the fight is not over it is just beginning. >> reporter: he did not say when or how? so far no senators who voted against the bill including four democrats said they would change their minds. >> the republicans who voted against this, the writing is on the wall. and the democrats that voted against this the handful that voted against this. the writing is on the wall, background checks will pass the united states senate. it is only a question of when. >> reporter: still the opposition remains strong. and the road to victory for gun control supporters is long. rousseau, traveled across the nation making his case, pressuring a senator in new hampshire and law makers in nevada. his daughter's name is on a bus that will tour the country promoting stronger gun laws. >> lauren rousseau -- spelled right, too! >> reporter: they spelled it right? >> yes. >> reporter: six months after her death he channeled his energy into a new cause and bracing for his first father's day without her. >>> new information th
. >> reporter: senate majority leader harry reid pledge ed to revive the legislation. >> the fight is not over it is just beginning. >> reporter: he did not say when or how? so far no senators who voted against the bill including four democrats said they would change their minds. >> the republicans who voted against this, the writing is on the wall. and the democrats that voted against this the handful that voted against this. the writing is on the wall, background...
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senate leader harry reid announced late last night it would be this morning instead. with more on the deal, abc's tahman bradley is joining us from washington. hello, tahman. >> reporter: good morning. democrats and republicans say this is hard work. there is a lot of optimism on capitol hill. they'll be able to get it done. first, a lot of debate about the security amendment. the amendment would add an additional $3.2 billion for border security. it was introduced. by senator corker of tennessee. >> if this amendment passes i hope it will. i don't know how anybody could argue that the reason they're not supporting this legislation is because we haven't addressed securing the border. >> reporter: added money would be spent on a surge in border patrol staffing. 20,000 new officers, supporters, say there would be an agent every 1,000 feet along the border. it also calls for 700 miles of new fencing. and installing more radar, mobile surveillance, drones and helicopters. senator john mccain in a fiery speech on the senate floor urged his colleagues to support the measure
senate leader harry reid announced late last night it would be this morning instead. with more on the deal, abc's tahman bradley is joining us from washington. hello, tahman. >> reporter: good morning. democrats and republicans say this is hard work. there is a lot of optimism on capitol hill. they'll be able to get it done. first, a lot of debate about the security amendment. the amendment would add an additional $3.2 billion for border security. it was introduced. by senator corker of...
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the announcement by majority leader harry reid. families who lost loved ones in the newtown school shooting met in new york with vice president biden together they're calling for more firearm restrictions. >> i ask everybody to stand up and speak out. >> we ask you to try to gain your new perspective by thinking about the unthinkable which is unfortunately our reality. >> opponents of gun control including nra say background checks can easily be side stepped. >> yoko ono adding her voice to the debate. john lennon's wife. she tweeted out a picture of the glasses that he was wearing, there they are, bloodied glasses. this would have been their 44th wedding anniversary. and with those glasses she tweeted out, over 1,057,000 have been killed by guns in the usa since john lennon was shot and killed on december 8, 1980. >> that is a powerful tweet. >> staggering numbers. she also said her and their son, john, after 33 years, still miss john of course. >> we all do. >>> well, we're learning this morning about a near diplomatic disaster d
the announcement by majority leader harry reid. families who lost loved ones in the newtown school shooting met in new york with vice president biden together they're calling for more firearm restrictions. >> i ask everybody to stand up and speak out. >> we ask you to try to gain your new perspective by thinking about the unthinkable which is unfortunately our reality. >> opponents of gun control including nra say background checks can easily be side stepped. >> yoko ono...
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this week, harry was advocating for causes, closest to him, visiting walter reid, and warrior games in colorado springs and playing baseball with kids in harlem. bob woodruff, abc news, new york. >> how cool is harry? >> oncehe ioing captain tea he played -- he didood h am football now to polo. polo what he lves >>> good morning. i'm diana perez. >> i'm john muller. here are the top headlines we are following for you on "world news now." attorney general eric holder will face some tough questions on capitol hill today about the criminal investigation which is now under way into the irs' targeting of tea party groups. an irs watch dog group says ineffective management allowed targeting to happen. >>> an american diplomat kicked out of russia. officials are accusing him of working for the cia to recruit a russian agent. they claim ryan fogle was found with a letter promising millions for cooperation. >>> jodi arias returns to a phoenix courtroom. today, the jury begins deciding whether she should get the death penalty for killing her former boyfriend. arias says she would rather die than
this week, harry was advocating for causes, closest to him, visiting walter reid, and warrior games in colorado springs and playing baseball with kids in harlem. bob woodruff, abc news, new york. >> how cool is harry? >> oncehe ioing captain tea he played -- he didood h am football now to polo. polo what he lves >>> good morning. i'm diana perez. >> i'm john muller. here are the top headlines we are following for you on "world news now." attorney general...
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harry reid said no way. that is not happening. we are not going to sit in a conference meeting. it is too late for that. it is not going to happen. really we're at a standstill at this point. today there is no clear agenda, there's no schedule, no votes. there has to be a discussion as to what side will cave and of course democrats are hoping it is house republicans that put a clean funding bill on the floor that that can pass just to get the government back up and running. >> karen, so much frustration and people hope that moderates on both sides but particularly talk that moderate republicans were trying to avoid this. is there any talk now the so-called moderate republicans may try to seek an agreement? >> reporter: john, there was talk about a moderate republican revolt. which sounds funny, a moderate republican revolt. but a brewing sense on the floor last night that the house republican moderates would be able to ban together and prevent one of the bills getting to the floor that included a limitation on the president's health care law. it didn't happen. it didn't pass. di
harry reid said no way. that is not happening. we are not going to sit in a conference meeting. it is too late for that. it is not going to happen. really we're at a standstill at this point. today there is no clear agenda, there's no schedule, no votes. there has to be a discussion as to what side will cave and of course democrats are hoping it is house republicans that put a clean funding bill on the floor that that can pass just to get the government back up and running. >> karen, so...
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senate majority leader harry reid was optimistic. >> we have been engaged in productive, bipartisan negotiations in the senate. >> reporter: the best chance for avoiding a default and reopening the government rests in the senate. minority leader mitch mcconnell announced a bipartisan deal that would reopen the government but only until january 15th, avoid default by extending the credit limit but only until february 7th. and the key -- no changes to the health care law. house republicans tried an alternative plan included tweaks to obama care, but it died before it even came up for a vote. tea party republicans opposed it because it didn't go far enough. in an interview with abc station wabc, president obama said there have been times when he and speaker boehner agree. >> he goes back and turns out he can't control his caucus. >> reporter: the president was optimistic that the senate would avert a crisis. >> what we have seen amongst senate democrats and republicans is a recognition that there are ways for us to do this that doesn't damage the economy. >> reporter: wall street is worried. the ma
senate majority leader harry reid was optimistic. >> we have been engaged in productive, bipartisan negotiations in the senate. >> reporter: the best chance for avoiding a default and reopening the government rests in the senate. minority leader mitch mcconnell announced a bipartisan deal that would reopen the government but only until january 15th, avoid default by extending the credit limit but only until february 7th. and the key -- no changes to the health care law. house...
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. >> there never would have been a shutdown if harry reid and president obama said we will not compromise and negotiate. shut the government down. as for the cost of the shut down. >> in lost productivity alone it would add up to $5 billion if it goes to october 17th. if it goes that far, that will be the least of the problems as the economy would be dealing with the catastrophic effects of a default by the u.s. government. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. >>> it leads us to our facebook question of the day. we are asking how should members of congress be held accountable for the government shutdown? add your voice to the debate at wnnfans.com. >>> the government shutdown could be the grinch that steals this year's christmas. economic analysts say retailers now expect lower profit margins and higher advertising costs to get shoppers in the mood this season. one consumer confidence index fell to a seven-month low now. 67 days before christmas and 40 days before hanukkah. >>> a consumer alert as toyota recalls 1 million cars due to dangerous defects. the automaker is recalling 803,
. >> there never would have been a shutdown if harry reid and president obama said we will not compromise and negotiate. shut the government down. as for the cost of the shut down. >> in lost productivity alone it would add up to $5 billion if it goes to october 17th. if it goes that far, that will be the least of the problems as the economy would be dealing with the catastrophic effects of a default by the u.s. government. jonathan karl, abc news, the white house. >>> it...
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harry reid says he's calling a vote on thursday. so the showdown will begin then. >> okay, jeff, thanks very much. now we have a story developing out of cuba. police say these boys were kidnapped by their own parents, taking on a 25-foot sail boat from florida to havana. it reminds us of the tale of elian gonzalez, the boy caught between two countries. tonight cuban officials say they will send the family back to the u.s., where the parents will face criminal charges. abc's gio benitez has the latest. >> reporter: this was the last time anyone on american soil saw joshua and sharyn hakken, boarding their boat, the salty, in tampa, last wednesday. the couple tonight accused of kidnapping their own children, 2-year-old chase and 4-year-old cole from their grandmother who had custody. she called 911. >> what is your emergency? >> my son-in-law just kidnapped my two grandchildren. they are under state custody. he's not supposed to be near them. he tied me up. >> reporter: police say these surveillance photos show the couple just two hou
harry reid says he's calling a vote on thursday. so the showdown will begin then. >> okay, jeff, thanks very much. now we have a story developing out of cuba. police say these boys were kidnapped by their own parents, taking on a 25-foot sail boat from florida to havana. it reminds us of the tale of elian gonzalez, the boy caught between two countries. tonight cuban officials say they will send the family back to the u.s., where the parents will face criminal charges. abc's gio benitez...
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last month, harry reid dumped the assault weapons ban from the main gun safety bill the senate is set to take up, which leaves background checks as the last remaining meaty, substantiative measure that's on the table. if background checks end up getting gutted or cut out, then you're left with a bill that's basically symbolic. but now, amazingly, even background checks, ones considered so uncontroversial the nra supported them are being described as a stumbling block. the senate gun bill was originally set to take up next week, but now it's being delayed as republicans start throwing around predictable threats after filibuster. everyone knows at this point that the american public supports background checks by ridiculously laughably, comically huge margins, so the political project for the president and advocates of gun safety is not persuading republicans not to filibuster and it's not about persuading the american people to support gun control, they already do. it is not a persuasion enterprise, it's a matter of mobilization and a matter of endurance. it is a matter of sustaining th
last month, harry reid dumped the assault weapons ban from the main gun safety bill the senate is set to take up, which leaves background checks as the last remaining meaty, substantiative measure that's on the table. if background checks end up getting gutted or cut out, then you're left with a bill that's basically symbolic. but now, amazingly, even background checks, ones considered so uncontroversial the nra supported them are being described as a stumbling block. the senate gun bill was...
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and if you don't believe me, check out the letter sent to harry reid by 13 senators who are threatening to filibuster it. quote, the second amendment to the constitution protects citizens' right to self-defense. we will oppose the motion to proceed to any legislation that will serve as a vehicle for any additional gun restrictions. no one, so far as i'm aware, has ever argued or even pretended to believe that they think background checks violate the second amendment. if they think that, they should be filing suit against our current federally mandated background checks. either background checks are unconstitutional or they're not. but whatever you think, closing a big loophole in those checks isn't the thing that tips the policy over from constitutional to unconstitutional. in other words, this letter is hand waving and posturing. so the republicans have lost on the politics and they have lost on the merits. and so the last refuge of scoundrels in all of political life, particularly in the era of barack obama's presidency is, of course, the filibuster. the filibuster is the thing you do
and if you don't believe me, check out the letter sent to harry reid by 13 senators who are threatening to filibuster it. quote, the second amendment to the constitution protects citizens' right to self-defense. we will oppose the motion to proceed to any legislation that will serve as a vehicle for any additional gun restrictions. no one, so far as i'm aware, has ever argued or even pretended to believe that they think background checks violate the second amendment. if they think that, they...
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i had the opportunity today to sit down for an interview with senate majority leader harry reid. so on this show tonight, you will hear about what harry reid believes he took away from the republicans in the fight, and the consensus, and the landmark gay rights move he will make in the senate. and you will hear why he wants ted cruz to be the republican nominee for president in 2016. he is quite adamant about it. that is coming up. also i should tell you that senator rand paul has finally responded to our reporting over the last two nights that he has just been reading whole sections ripped directly out of wikipedia in some speeches. rand paul has responded, not to us, but publicly in a totally
i had the opportunity today to sit down for an interview with senate majority leader harry reid. so on this show tonight, you will hear about what harry reid believes he took away from the republicans in the fight, and the consensus, and the landmark gay rights move he will make in the senate. and you will hear why he wants ted cruz to be the republican nominee for president in 2016. he is quite adamant about it. that is coming up. also i should tell you that senator rand paul has finally...
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. >> afl-cio, that's harry reid's home team. no one is more responsible for this law than harry reid. that's his home team. the unions who got him re-elected said this is terrible and will ruin the 40 hour work week, what a disaster because the law was designed to narrowly target very good health insurance so these people would have to pay a cadillac insurance tax and all that stuff. the reality, and we know this to be true, some of this is by design because the disruption inside the private insurance market is going to force people or push people into exchanges under the president's law that are going to sort of make people part of the government system and as time goes by, and we heard this from harry reid himself, we heard it from other democrats, this is a process that takes you to government health insurance. this is how people are going to transition into this. this is, for many of them, it's not a bug, it's a feature. >> as the folks on capitol hill are finishing up their august recess, whether you tie efforts to de-fund
. >> afl-cio, that's harry reid's home team. no one is more responsible for this law than harry reid. that's his home team. the unions who got him re-elected said this is terrible and will ruin the 40 hour work week, what a disaster because the law was designed to narrowly target very good health insurance so these people would have to pay a cadillac insurance tax and all that stuff. the reality, and we know this to be true, some of this is by design because the disruption inside the...
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. >> megyn: harry reid has said i'll do whatever i can to get it past the finish line and chuck schumer, by the they'll have a vote on it. and how about the president's own immigration proposal tomorrow coming on the heels of this? >> well, if the president comes out and tries to take this farther, in other words, if he tries to have an even more liberal immigration scheme than these, this bipartisan group is proposing, then i think it will, you know, he may move a significant number of democrats left on this issue and upset the delicate compromise that's been reached here? i wonder if he'll do that. i wonder if the president feels the way senator schumer feels, we don't want the issue, we want the achievement? we'll see. >> megyn: we'll find out tomorrow. and i'm sure doesn't want to muck it up, muck up the chances, but maybe something more akin to what he wants if he's a forceful advocate. brit hume, always great to here your perspective. thank you. and we'll have the ice stream, the latest track on it next. hold on, prilosec isn't for fast relief. cue up alka-seltzer. it stops heartb
. >> megyn: harry reid has said i'll do whatever i can to get it past the finish line and chuck schumer, by the they'll have a vote on it. and how about the president's own immigration proposal tomorrow coming on the heels of this? >> well, if the president comes out and tries to take this farther, in other words, if he tries to have an even more liberal immigration scheme than these, this bipartisan group is proposing, then i think it will, you know, he may move a significant...
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they have all died in harry r d reid's u.s. senate. it appears that this steam roller is not going to stop. even though we look at the polls that say that 58% of americans are concerned about the health care lobby. and so many people have gotten carve outs. we could guess that it is probably going to come up. in terms of all of that and the exceptions that have been made it leaves some folks wondering what is going to happen. there is a different culture here in the beltway than there is around the country. any talk about delaying obamacare is unacceptable. what they don't mention is by the way, we are going to delay stuff that we want to and that is fine. but as far as your concerns america, it is not going anywhere and harry reid says we don't have the votes here and this is the sniping that we live and breathe here. there was a cnn polyester dl ye that was devastating. they are deeply concerned and opposed to a lot of this law and the fact that there is one party giving voice to those concerns. i think that is something that republi
they have all died in harry r d reid's u.s. senate. it appears that this steam roller is not going to stop. even though we look at the polls that say that 58% of americans are concerned about the health care lobby. and so many people have gotten carve outs. we could guess that it is probably going to come up. in terms of all of that and the exceptions that have been made it leaves some folks wondering what is going to happen. there is a different culture here in the beltway than there is around...
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. >> boehner got upset after texas senator ted cruz said harry reid will try to strip the language and some tock that as giving up. cruz is calling for senate gop unity. >> every senate republican should stand with the house and i believe ultimatelyine the senate democrats if their constituents speak out will have no choice but help the american people avert a train wreck. >> the senator said defunding obama care are dead in the senate. earlier harry rhode island ripped the republicans. >> it would be good political theater to watch them self destruct. that's what they are doing. if not so much as stake. >> it is deadly source. >> look at calendar october 1st is not that far off. the white house issued a veto threat on the bill that the house is going to vote on tomorrow. we'll watch and so if anybody blinks. >> the game of chicken continues. mike, thank you. this is how it will likely go down. the republican plan keeps the current spending rate with a added provision to defund obama care. when the cr reaches the senate, harry rhode island will strip that and kick it back to the house.
. >> boehner got upset after texas senator ted cruz said harry reid will try to strip the language and some tock that as giving up. cruz is calling for senate gop unity. >> every senate republican should stand with the house and i believe ultimatelyine the senate democrats if their constituents speak out will have no choice but help the american people avert a train wreck. >> the senator said defunding obama care are dead in the senate. earlier harry rhode island ripped the...
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>> well, i'd like to see harry reid with so many of his members from red states vulnerable in the coming election, and like to see the response he gets if he proposes to bring forward any serious gun restriction. i don't think it's coming out of the senate. i think too many in the senate majority leader's caucus would say no thank you, no thank you, mr. reid, the chances of a vote coming in the house-- >> see you soon. fly-over country or the heartland. in colorado, a state that's seen its fair share of tragic shootings, the state's legislature is considering several bills to regulate guns. as lawmakers worked earlier this week, 150 worried guns rights activists quietly marched outside to protest the still unwritten been control measures. here is more from the new democratic speaker of the house and some in the crowd. >> a lot of these things can be preempted or eliminated altogether if law abiding citizens packing heat could just do something about it before it it gets out of hand. >> the second amendment is sack crv v sack croand so is th first. >> it can be destructive, no doubt about
>> well, i'd like to see harry reid with so many of his members from red states vulnerable in the coming election, and like to see the response he gets if he proposes to bring forward any serious gun restriction. i don't think it's coming out of the senate. i think too many in the senate majority leader's caucus would say no thank you, no thank you, mr. reid, the chances of a vote coming in the house-- >> see you soon. fly-over country or the heartland. in colorado, a state that's...
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we have unions writing letters to harry reid and nancy pelosi, saying we need some changes or this is going to kill us. it's going to kill the idea of a 40-hour workweek in america and we may not be able to keep our benefits. now we have another major union asking employees to write to their congressmen to tell them to fix obama care. these are the people who backed the law. >> yeah. i wrote about this in "the wall street journal" recently. i was really taken by the letter from the teamsters, the food and commercial workers, and unite here, which is hotel workers. they made several points. one is that the law has perverse incentives in it to limit hourly employees to less than 30 hours a week, because if you're a full-time employee, that you're supposedly working 30 hours or more and you have to be given insurance coverage by your employer. you work less than 30 hours, you don't have to be provided insurance coverage. so a lot of people who hire hourly employees are limiting their hours to 30 hours, particularly in the hospitality and restaurant business. and this is having rippling t
we have unions writing letters to harry reid and nancy pelosi, saying we need some changes or this is going to kill us. it's going to kill the idea of a 40-hour workweek in america and we may not be able to keep our benefits. now we have another major union asking employees to write to their congressmen to tell them to fix obama care. these are the people who backed the law. >> yeah. i wrote about this in "the wall street journal" recently. i was really taken by the letter from...
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i should note that about ten years ago, harry reid was holding up some of president bush judicial nominee and started reading from a book about his hometown, searchlight, nevada. we've seen creative techniques, it doesn't happen often or the last time something like this, bernie sanders, december of 2010 who was objecting to a tax measure. >> megyn: okay. >> so he -- and so it's an unusual circumstance and we are witnessing it now. it's not clear how long he'll go. >> megyn: we want today hear the fairy tale read. mike, thank you. apparently this is what he read apart. no, no, said the queen, sentence first, verdict afterwards. stuff and nonsense, alice said loudly. and he's has to... bah, bah, bah. you can imagine the reaction of this and we're getting this from c-span and we don't control the shots. wouldn't you love to see the reaction? if we get that we'll put it on the screen. fox news alert we've the got live pictures from the bay bridge in annapolis where a truck has been blown over by this winter storm. you can see the fire trucks reversing down the road here. wow. take a look at
i should note that about ten years ago, harry reid was holding up some of president bush judicial nominee and started reading from a book about his hometown, searchlight, nevada. we've seen creative techniques, it doesn't happen often or the last time something like this, bernie sanders, december of 2010 who was objecting to a tax measure. >> megyn: okay. >> so he -- and so it's an unusual circumstance and we are witnessing it now. it's not clear how long he'll go. >> megyn:...
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. >> and senate majority leader harry reid said that tea party faction of the house is holding them hostage. >> i said on the florida today anarchist are winning. anything that can be done to slow down and hurt or get rid of government in any way that is good. shutting down the government obviously is what the majority of the republican caucus wants to do in the house. >> bottom line, as much as speaker boehner is trying to down play the crisis, he is stuck between a rock and hard place and democrats who want to pass the clean cr and tea party faction of the conference are creating trouble of their on or about. the big four of both houses are talking about spoker boehner and pelosi in the house. and reid and mcconnell in the senate characterized the meeting as respectful. the republican leadership after that meeting ended and is not out a notice to their caucus and saying to make plans to cancel the recess for the last week of september. if you include that recess, there are only six legislative days left to pass the resolution. and that is ate up by the syrian crisis and the time is of the
. >> and senate majority leader harry reid said that tea party faction of the house is holding them hostage. >> i said on the florida today anarchist are winning. anything that can be done to slow down and hurt or get rid of government in any way that is good. shutting down the government obviously is what the majority of the republican caucus wants to do in the house. >> bottom line, as much as speaker boehner is trying to down play the crisis, he is stuck between a rock and...
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senator harry reid and a number of liberal democrats argued the opposite saying we need higher taxes and the budget and sequester have hurt job growth. one liberal group referred to what they call today's disappointing job report shows the labor market is improving only at a glacial pace compared to what's needed to restore employment to normal levels. one of the most troubling numbers this year has been the naggingly high number of what are known as discouraged workers, the number of people who would like to have work and given up looking because they can't find anything. alisyn, that number stands at 866,000. >> terrible. thanks so much for breaking that down for us. for more on what these numbers mean for the u.s. economy. let's bring in our panel, matt mccall, simon constable from the wall stre "wall street journal" and charles payne from the fox business network. charles, i'll start with you. the august numbers lower than expected, revised numbers pretty markedly. what does that tell you? >> gigantic revision. we are stuck in a real serious rut. you have to be worried about the
senator harry reid and a number of liberal democrats argued the opposite saying we need higher taxes and the budget and sequester have hurt job growth. one liberal group referred to what they call today's disappointing job report shows the labor market is improving only at a glacial pace compared to what's needed to restore employment to normal levels. one of the most troubling numbers this year has been the naggingly high number of what are known as discouraged workers, the number of people...
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senate majority leader harry reid says gun legislation that will be debated next month will include an expansion of federal background checks for firearms buyers. that came after vice president biden's trip to new york city where he called for tougher gun laws after a meeting with parents of children killed in the newtown massacre. we've now learned that one of the children's parents have met with the father of the gunman adam lanza in an effort to bring some closure to the tragedy. >>> the new budget deal just passed by congress last night appears to continue the requirement for six-day mail delivery. but some lawmakers and postal officials say plans to cut saturday service to save money should proceed. others say a provision in the bill mandates six-day delivery. >>> faced with a billion dollar deficit, dozens of elementary schools in chicago are being closed. officials claim most of the 54 elementary schools to be shut down are half empty anyway. but opponents say these closures mostly in poor and black areas will further erode neighborhoods and endanger children who will now have t
senate majority leader harry reid says gun legislation that will be debated next month will include an expansion of federal background checks for firearms buyers. that came after vice president biden's trip to new york city where he called for tougher gun laws after a meeting with parents of children killed in the newtown massacre. we've now learned that one of the children's parents have met with the father of the gunman adam lanza in an effort to bring some closure to the tragedy....
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another big event today, the senate majorities leader, harry reid postponed a vote we expected on this issue on wednesday, not clear parliamentary reason, they don't have the votes or have the votes, in the house there is no evidence that the nos are winning the day with the leaning no at 238, undecided 169 and yes votes stalled at 26. >> and that's almost no growth at all as we have been watching this over the day. sheila in addition to hearing from president obama we also heard from the other president important here, bashar al-assad. >> bashar al-assad gave an interview to charlie rose. it's clear they're not the only one taking a look at american public opinion. assad specifically referenced the polls here showing six in ten of americans are not in favor of these strikes. talked about how these u.s. strikes would support what he called al qaeda. and also, knowing that the fear of retaliation and what happens the day after strikes, are playing large in the minds of lawmakers here. he talked about that retaliation. he talked about what his plans were and when asked if there would be
another big event today, the senate majorities leader, harry reid postponed a vote we expected on this issue on wednesday, not clear parliamentary reason, they don't have the votes or have the votes, in the house there is no evidence that the nos are winning the day with the leaning no at 238, undecided 169 and yes votes stalled at 26. >> and that's almost no growth at all as we have been watching this over the day. sheila in addition to hearing from president obama we also heard from the...
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harry reid and patty she said i'm the chairman of the committee and the jimmy buffet song, if the phone doesn't ring, it must be me. waiting-- >> one of the observations i had today and i thought my colleague charles krauthammer had a good point. obama laid down the gauntlet gave the most liberal partisan speech i can think of in our lifetime. now, and almost he wants to destroy or wipe out the reagan legacy or reaganism with massive big government, social engineering. do you think he'll be successful in this term accomplishing that? >> well, that's our job in the house, to stop this. and think about sort of the outrageous language in the president's speech today. when he wants it talk about social justice, well, darn it, a job is the ultimate social justice. and yet, the policies of this administration have crushed the ability to expand this, this economy. so, how do we now in the house start to use what leverage points we have to force the senate to finally engage in the process of doing what's right? and mr. waldon and i talked about it in the past i think the senate avoided doing a
harry reid and patty she said i'm the chairman of the committee and the jimmy buffet song, if the phone doesn't ring, it must be me. waiting-- >> one of the observations i had today and i thought my colleague charles krauthammer had a good point. obama laid down the gauntlet gave the most liberal partisan speech i can think of in our lifetime. now, and almost he wants to destroy or wipe out the reagan legacy or reaganism with massive big government, social engineering. do you think he'll...
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harry reid's comments were maybe the most revealing. we read yesterday harry reid's comments, talking about, this isn't good. but a pathway to single pay or universal healthcare system. >> that's the whole goal from the beginning. >> sure it was. we didn't like what was in the president's law. they were happy that it would destroy the existing form of employer based insurance and ehaven'tly in order to fix it, the only remedy offerable would be a single payer european or canadian style system. if you notice the only part, only significant part that the president delayed so far, have been related paying for it. so the signing people up for it part will still go ahead. it maintains data even though there are problems with the irs that will force it. if it blows up the existing insurance system, harry reid will have the answer which was, it's okay, because on the other side of that will be what the left wanted all along which is a single payer system. >> bernie sanders will be so excited. >> is a longer game but te will still win. >> yeah.
harry reid's comments were maybe the most revealing. we read yesterday harry reid's comments, talking about, this isn't good. but a pathway to single pay or universal healthcare system. >> that's the whole goal from the beginning. >> sure it was. we didn't like what was in the president's law. they were happy that it would destroy the existing form of employer based insurance and ehaven'tly in order to fix it, the only remedy offerable would be a single payer european or canadian...
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and harry reid spent more money than any of the other candidates in order to get the weakest republican into the general election knowing that they had a very difficult uphill fight in missouri and sure enough they got the weakest candidate and he blew himself up with the infamous current about illegitimate rape. >> you say it is to put in more quote electable candidates. the conservative wing of the republican party says the most eledgable is the most moderate and that is not necessarily the people they want to see running for office. >> lock, look, looking, look, look, look, let's be clear about this. cross roads support for tea party candidates. we are the largest financial backers of tea party candidates for the senate and the house. we spent over $30 million for tea party senate candidate. over $25 million for house candidates. $2.9 million for marco rubio. more than any other group in the general election. $2.7 million for rand paul. $8 million in colorado for ken buck. $5.1 million in nevada for sharon angle. pat toomey the former head of club for growth. we spent $1.4 million mo
and harry reid spent more money than any of the other candidates in order to get the weakest republican into the general election knowing that they had a very difficult uphill fight in missouri and sure enough they got the weakest candidate and he blew himself up with the infamous current about illegitimate rape. >> you say it is to put in more quote electable candidates. the conservative wing of the republican party says the most eledgable is the most moderate and that is not necessarily...
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harry reid could bring them back tomorrow. our country's military and service is so much more important than vacation. come on back and get pizza and something to drink and bang it out and they are not doing that and that is shameful. former stiantor scott brown, great to stee you, thank you. >> senator lindsay graham made news on fox news sunday. brand new information about an old speech by chuck hagel. the latest on the confirmation is next . calling the president obama the biggest set of law breakerings. the virginia attorney general is not pulling punches. talk about regulation over load coming up. hi. hi. i'm here to pick up some cacti. it should be under stephens. the verizon share everything plan for small business. get a shareable pool of data... got enough joshua trees? ... on up to 25 devices. so you can spend less time... yea, the golden barrels... managing wireless costs and technology and more time driving your business potential. looks like we're going to need to order more agaves... ah! oh! ow! ... and more band
harry reid could bring them back tomorrow. our country's military and service is so much more important than vacation. come on back and get pizza and something to drink and bang it out and they are not doing that and that is shameful. former stiantor scott brown, great to stee you, thank you. >> senator lindsay graham made news on fox news sunday. brand new information about an old speech by chuck hagel. the latest on the confirmation is next . calling the president obama the biggest set...
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reid and democrats and environmental agency head. both had to meet 60 vote threshold. now it has happened to hagel. the third time in ten years. so it's not unprecedented. my question to you, why rush it? >> because the department of defense is responsible for our military. we are currently in conflict right now. i think this is something that has to deal with national security. you really need to get serious and get to work here. we can't be talking about things that are not relevant. they are asking for information about benghazi and chuck hagel had nothing to do with benghazi. if you wanted questions about that you need to talk on other people. >> heather: they got one of those questions answered, that is whether or not president obama himself personally called libyan officials on the night of september 11th but the respect on hagel to get a simple answer which we now know the answer was no. brad? >> you are absolutely right. we had some leverage over the white house and hagel was used at that leverage to get the white house to co
reid and democrats and environmental agency head. both had to meet 60 vote threshold. now it has happened to hagel. the third time in ten years. so it's not unprecedented. my question to you, why rush it? >> because the department of defense is responsible for our military. we are currently in conflict right now. i think this is something that has to deal with national security. you really need to get serious and get to work here. we can't be talking about things that are not relevant....
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harry reid has promised he is not going to do that for all of this congress through 2014. he has promised that publicly many different times. he could walk away from that and break his promise and his word and his word would be worth nothing but we'll see. >> shannon: senator david vitter, thanks very much. >>> with the deadly colorado wildfires 60% contained. many people are returning home. recent showers have aided the firefighters. extreme weather in arizona, monsoon season starts around 4th of july but this time it showed up early. they have had torrential rains causing flash flooding in low-lying areas. experts are warning that the strong winds and lightning could spark potential wildfires. monsoon season will continue through the 30th of september. >>> still to come, sources say the c.i.a. will run the program to run weapons to syrian rebels. we will ask ted poe how that will work. and dream vacation this summer? better take your wallet. brenda buttner has the scoop. >> this is with task force in afghanistan and i want to wish my dad a happy father's day and to my da
harry reid has promised he is not going to do that for all of this congress through 2014. he has promised that publicly many different times. he could walk away from that and break his promise and his word and his word would be worth nothing but we'll see. >> shannon: senator david vitter, thanks very much. >>> with the deadly colorado wildfires 60% contained. many people are returning home. recent showers have aided the firefighters. extreme weather in arizona, monsoon season...
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. >> doug, on thursday senate majority leader harry reid says democrats are willing to work with republicans to improve the law, but he also expressed frustration over politically motivated strategies. obviously, everything is politically motivated in washington, is it not? do you believe both sides can ever actually agree on a fix before the law goes into effect? october 1st is literally right around the corner. >> i'm not sure what we're talking about fixing, but, too, this new con job ploy by republicans, i think it's really important for your viewers to understand, there are no special exemptions, there are no special subsidies. in fact, senator charles grassley had an amendment to affordable care act which said employer contributions made to members of congress and their staff had to be used to purchase health care on the exchange. so that's already happening. i do agree with angela, though, that the bill isn't perfect. i think there are a lot of great things about it, but for folks who disagree with it, they have every right to. for the things they don't like, and i'd love to know what
. >> doug, on thursday senate majority leader harry reid says democrats are willing to work with republicans to improve the law, but he also expressed frustration over politically motivated strategies. obviously, everything is politically motivated in washington, is it not? do you believe both sides can ever actually agree on a fix before the law goes into effect? october 1st is literally right around the corner. >> i'm not sure what we're talking about fixing, but, too, this new...
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in a letter to senator majority harry reid, to defund a baum care to strategy is not achievable. is it? >> i think it is achievable, but i think we have to, look, if i ape accept your premise and i agree on some level there is spending challenges in d.c.. >> can we all agree on that for god's sakes? >> i don't agree. i'm saying, even accepting that premise, i think the challenge, julie, is what are we spending our money on? that's what we're coming down to, where the rubber meets the road is are we going to defund the things that actually help americans, help the middle class grow or are we going to think about the overblown military budget? down that has less impact? >> you think this comes down to defunding what helps middle america on a let's say obamacare bill basically that is agreed upon by 50% of americans? >> what i was going to say, look, in terms, the more people find out about this, the scarier it gets. right now, companies are starting to shrink, they're taking away health care from part-time workers. there are companies taking away benefits for spouses and retirees.
in a letter to senator majority harry reid, to defund a baum care to strategy is not achievable. is it? >> i think it is achievable, but i think we have to, look, if i ape accept your premise and i agree on some level there is spending challenges in d.c.. >> can we all agree on that for god's sakes? >> i don't agree. i'm saying, even accepting that premise, i think the challenge, julie, is what are we spending our money on? that's what we're coming down to, where the rubber...
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senator harry reid will be played by the old man from the american gothic painting. fox news ceo roger aeles will be played by boss hog. we signed the deal. speaker of the house john boehner will be played by ca cam-mom. secretary of homeland security will be played by paul gioma giomadi. former white house chief of staff and chicago mayor rahm emanuel, will be played by suie of "family guy." secretary john kerry will be played by an easter island head. i cannot tell those two apart! supreme court chief justice john roberts will be played by buzz lightyear. senator mitch mcconnell will be played by dame edna. cnn anchor wolf blitz her be played by a furbie. nra executive vice president wayne lapierre will be played by the face melt guy from "raiders of the lost ark." and finally, white house press secretary, jay carney will be played by ralphie from a christmas story. >> shannon: let us know what you think. much more to come on america news headquarters. hosni mubarak wants a get out of jail card. will we get it? stay tuned. ♪ using supercomputing and mobile techno
senator harry reid will be played by the old man from the american gothic painting. fox news ceo roger aeles will be played by boss hog. we signed the deal. speaker of the house john boehner will be played by ca cam-mom. secretary of homeland security will be played by paul gioma giomadi. former white house chief of staff and chicago mayor rahm emanuel, will be played by suie of "family guy." secretary john kerry will be played by an easter island head. i cannot tell those two apart!...